Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Bhanu Pratap Shahi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhawanathpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 96,818 votes (38.20% vote share). The runner-up was Sogra Bibi (Bahujan Samaj Party) with 56,914 votes.
A total of 28 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhanu Pratap Shahi | 96818 | 38.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sogra Bibi | 56914 | 22.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Anant Pratap Deo | 53050 | 20.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Kedar Prasad Yadav | 10895 | 4.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Vijay Kumar Keshri | 3876 | 1.50% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 6 | Rekha Choubey | 3625 | 1.40% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 7 | Rameshwar Prasad Akela | 3565 | 1.40% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Kanhya Chaubey | 3186 | 1.30% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 9 | Shakuntala Devi | 2666 | 1.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 10 | Ramvinay Vishwakarma | 1813 | 0.70% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 11 | Arundev Kumar Gupta | 1683 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | Shanker Priya Ram | 1580 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 13 | Bhanu Ram | 1486 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 14 | Abhay Kumar Pandey | 1256 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 15 | Munna Prasad | 1235 | 0.50% | Janata Party |
| 16 | Barun Bihari | 1086 | 0.40% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 17 | Anup Kumar Tiwari | 1031 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 18 | Lavkush Prajapati | 964 | 0.40% | Voters Party International |
| 19 | Manish Kumar | 942 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 20 | Rajendra Paswan | 932 | 0.40% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 21 | Ram Naresh Yadav | 866 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Ekbal Singh | 744 | 0.30% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 23 | Nityanand Pathak | 619 | 0.20% | Jagrook Janta Party |
| 24 | Rupesh Kumar | 553 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Shiv Kumar Uraon | 541 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 26 | Kishun Ram | 540 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 27 | Ram Lal Dinkar | 523 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 28 | Priyanka Devi | 346 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Bhawanathpur constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 28 candidates contested for this seat. Bhanu Pratap Shahi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 96,818 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.